Envisioning innovative groundwater regulation policies through scenario workshops in France and Portugal

Jean-Daniel Rinaudo (), Marielle Montginoul (), Marta Varanda and Sofia Bento
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Jean-Daniel Rinaudo: BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
Marielle Montginoul: UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - AgroParisTech - IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture - IRD [Occitanie] - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Marta Varanda: ICS - ICS - ULISBOA - Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne
Sofia Bento: ISEG - ISEG - Technical University of Lisbon

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Abstract: Groundwater management policies will need to be revised in many Mediterranean countries, in light of the impact of climate change and the increasing demand for water. In this paper, we analyze stakeholder perceptions of three groundwater policy scenarios which respectively assume a strengthening of state intervention, the introduction of market regulation mechanisms, and the transfer of regulation responsibility to farmers. The method consists of organizing scenario workshops with experts, institutional representatives, and farmers. It is applied in two case studies in France and Portugal. From a methodological viewpoint, the research demonstrates the farmers' ability to contribute to an exploratory assessment of possible future water management scenarios. From a policy viewpoint it clarifies expectations concerning State intervention and self-regulation by farmers. It also provides some insights regarding the acceptability of tradable groundwater permits in two European contexts.

Keywords: scenario workshops; Climate change; groundwater management; water markets; self-regulation; France; Portugal; scenario workshops. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in Irrigation and Drainage, 2012, 61, pp.65-74. ⟨10.1002/ird.1661⟩

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DOI: 10.1002/ird.1661

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